Facial supporter.



G. H. AROHIBALD. FACIAL SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.19, 191s.

Patented Oct. 13, 191% nnrrnn s'ra'rns PATENT. one? dived CORA H. ARCHIBALD, OF EAST LAS VEGAS. ."l llli'l MEXICO, ASSIGNOH. O31 GNE JEIALl T0 JOSEPHINE ABBIE ALDRICH, OF GALLUP, NEW MEXICO.

FACIAL SUPPORTER.

To all ur/z om. it may concern Be it known that I. COHA l'lUair: Anoin- BALI), a citizen of the United States, residing at East Las Vegas, in the county of San Miguel and State of New Mexico. have in- "vented certain new and useful Improvements in Facial siu porters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention embraces improvements in facial supporters and relates particularly to a. device of this nature which is especially adapted for supporting the muscles of the chin and checks so that the lower part of the face may be held in place while the muscles retract and regain their natural strength and firmness.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a supporter of this nature, formed of single piece of some non-yielding material, such as glass or aluminum, for I found that similar supporters of a yielding material, such as rubber or cloth, do not accomplish the purpose for which they are in.-

tended, namely; that of supporting weak and flabby muscles of the lower portion of the face so that they may regain their proper strength and thus improve the contour of the face. 7

y A further object of the invention is toprovide a novel means for reinforcing the supporter and hold it properly in position.

Another object of the invention is to proride a facial supporter which will prevent a personsleeping with his or her mouth open and \Yllirll will also cure a double chin. With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel 'leatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as Will be hereinafter" morefully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation, showing my improved supporter as it appears in use, Fig. 2 is a section taken on the plane of line of Fig. 1.

Referring in detail to the drawings by nu- Specification of Letters Yatent. Application filed November 19, 1 913.

'merals, 5, designates as between the -reinforcing ribs Patented Oct. 13, 191

Serial No. 801,928.

an entirety the body supporter wh ch is formed, from a single of my improved facial molded, or otherwise piece of non-yielding or aluminum. The body is shaped so as to substantially conform to the contour of the lower portion of the face, having the side sections 6 which engage the cheeks, as shown in Fig. 1, and a lower and forward portion 7 which receives the chin. The side pieces 6 curve gradually upwardly and rearwaroiy from the mouth and are then extended down- 'ardly to a point under the chin in a gradual curve. For the purpose of strengthening the body, I form around the edge thereof-a marginal rib S and'also provide a pair of spaced parallel ribs 9. These last mentioned ribs are formed on the exterior of the body and extend from one side to the other under the chin, as shown in the drawing.

The supporter is preferably held-in posi tion by means of an elastic band 10, the ends of which are secured by a buckle 11 or other suitable fastening means. This band passes through slots 12 formed in the sides 6 and 9 which latter serve to hold the band properly in position. It will, of course, be understood that. the means other than the slots 12 may be employed for connecting the band to the supporter, but these slots are preferred since they permit a sliding movement of the'band in order that the fastener 11 may be disposed in different positions, and since they also tend to draw the s des 6 close against the face.

lVhen my non-yielding supporter is secured in position, the weak and sagging" muscles of the lower face will be supported while they are rested and regain their natural firmness. 'lhese supporters will be made in different sizes and of slightly different contours. Being of a non-yielding material, they will he found useful. in an endeavor to improve the lines of a face by forcing the flesh and muscles into the desired shape. This would not be possible if the supporter was of a yielding material.

\Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be madewithout departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as claimed.

material, such as glass Having thus described my invention, I i ribs, whereby said band is held in proper 7- [chimp-1 v position with respect to the supporter.

A facial supporter formed of a, singlee In testimony whereof-I-a-ifixmx signature piece of materu? an? conforming to the in presence of two witnesses.

lower. portionv 0 an ace, transverse rein-- forcing ribs formed upon the exterior of the CORA ARCHIBALD' supporter, said Supporter being formed with I Witnesses: a pair of slots, and an attaching band ex- BERTHE TI-IIRY, tending through said slots and between said Ensm TALLEY. 

